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Democratic Presidential Candidate Biden:" If I get elected, the coronavirus vaccine will be free."

With COVID-19 cases climbing to 9 million, the number of casualties reached 230 thousand in the U.S., which is currently the epicenter of COVID-19. A critical warning has come from experts as the number of cases in the U.S. continues to rise at pace. In the announcement, it was stated that the number of deaths could reach 480,000 in February unless all Americans wear masks. The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, stated that the number of patients being admitted to hospitals had begun to increase in 75% of the hospitals throughout the U.S., where the number of daily cases has increased to 85,000.

Having announced his plan to fight COVID-19, the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Joe Biden accused President Trump of failing to do so.

Biden, who addressed voters in Wilmington, DE, with 10 days to go until the November 3 elections, said, “When a safe and effective vaccine is found, the COVID-19 vaccine will be free for everyone, whether you have health insurance or not.”

Biden, who criticized his biggest rival Trump and his administration, said that the U.S. had faced a great crisis for around eight months, but President Trump did not have any plans to solve this crisis. Arguing that COVID-19 dwarfed anything the U.S. faced in the recent history, “and (it) isn’t showing any signs of slowing down,” as Biden said.

The 77-year-old politician, who stated that he would prepare a national plan regarding COVID-19 as a matter of urgency if elected, said, “We will overcome the pandemic and return to our normal lives with this plan.”

Biden had criticized Donald Trump severely in his latest speech, which was broadcast on television, saying, “He has abandoned you, your family and the whole United States.”

Biden intends to impose a mask mandate and bill the COVID-19 tests, PPE supply, reopening guidelines, and the distribution of vaccines to the government. He stated, “I'll reach out to every governor in every state, red and blue, as well as mayors and local officials during the transition to find out what support they need and how much of it they need. I’ll ask the new Congress to put a bill on my desk by the end of January, with all the resources necessary to see how both our public health and our economic response can be seen through the end, what is needed.”

The Biden Plan to combat Covid-19 and prepare for future global health threats:

More Details: https://joebiden.com/covid-plan/

Current COVID-19 Status in the U.S.:

COVID-19 Cases: 8,823,899

Total Deaths: 230,045

Total Recovered: 5,735,731

Reference: Worldmeter

October 25, 2020
Published in Politics
Written by Ali Cinar

Nine neighborhoods of New York shut down again.

In a press conference, New York mayor Bill de Blasio declared that nine zip codes that have reported a more than 3% increase in new cases in the past week will be shut down starting Wednesday.In some neighborhoods of New York, schools and nonessential businesses are to be closed again due to the increase in COVID-19 cases.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stated, “The decision to shut down these neighborhoods aims to prevent a bigger second COVID-19 wave by getting the situation under control.”

De Blasio added that the shutdown may last from two to four weeks and that they are closely monitoring eleven additional areas that they consider as a growing problem in the city.

According to the plan, that includes six neighborhoods in Brooklyn, two areas in Queens, and one neighborhood in Far Rockaway, where public and private schools, kindergartens, and nonessential businesses will be closed.

Restaurants will only be able to provide takeaway and delivery services.

Public schools in New York, where classes had already been postponed twice previously due to the COVID-19 pandemic, had been opened last Thursday.

As the daily rate of increase for COVID-19 cases in the city had been below 3% since June, these areas were regarded as a safe zone where schools could be opened, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

There are more than 1,800 schools and more than 1 million students in New York, which has the most extensive school system in the U.S.

October 4, 2020
Published in Politics
Written by Ali Cinar

President Trump Announces Barrett as Supreme Court Nominee

President Donald Trump announced that he nominated Amy Coney Barrett as the new Supreme Court judge to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat after she passed away.

After Ginsburg, considered to be among the liberal wing, passed away last week, Trump stated that he wanted to pick the new judge prior to the presidential elections that will take place on November 3rd. Days later, he announced Judge Barrett as his nominee during an official ceremony at the White House.

Remarks from President Trump:

-Apart from matters of war and peace, the nomination of a Supreme Court justice is the most important decision an American President can make.”

-Amy Coney Barrett will decide cases based on the text of the Constitution as written.

-I am supremely confident that Judge Barrett will issue rulings based solely upon a fair reading of the law. She will defend the sacred principle of equal justice for citizens of every race, color, religion, and creed.

Remarks from Judge Barrett:

I am deeply honored by the confidence that you have placed in me.(President)

If confirmed, I would not assume that role for the sake of those in my own circle, and certainly not for my own sake. I would assume this role to serve you.

***The President’s nominee must be approved by the Senate. If Barrett is approved by the Senate, conservatives will have the majority of the seats at the Supreme Court, the highest court in the US, with six against three.

Statements from some Senate Members:

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY): “President Trump could not have made a better decision. Judge Amy Coney Barrett is an exceptionally impressive jurist and an exceedingly well-qualified nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States.”

Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-SD): “The president had a strong list of principled and conservative jurists from which he could have chosen, and I applaud him for his selection of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.”

House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY): “Judge Barrett is an excellent choice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. She is exceptionally qualified and her record demonstrates an unwavering fidelity to the Constitution.”

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC): “Judge Barrett is highly qualified in all the areas that matter – character, integrity, intellect, and judicial disposition. She is an outstanding #SupremeCourt nominee by President @realDonaldTrump.”

Who Is Judge Barrett?

Judge Barrett has served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2017. Before becoming a judge, she was Diane and M.O. Miller, II Research Chair in Law and Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School, where her scholarship focused on constitutional and statutory interpretation and the Federal courts. Judge Barrett has also served as a Visiting Associate Professor of Law at the University of Virginia Law School and the John M. Olin Fellow in Law at George Washington University Law School. Earlier in her career, she practiced at the prestigious law firms Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin LLP and Baker Botts LLP. Judge Barrett clerked on the Supreme Court for Justice Antonin Scalia and for Judge Laurence H. Silberman on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Rhodes College in Tennessee and a summa cum laude graduate of Notre Dame Law School, where she graduated first in her class.legal analysis, and generous spirit. Judge Barrett lives in Indiana with her husband Jesse and their seven children.

September 26, 2020
Published in Politics
Written by Ali Cinar

The City of New York is in Economic Crisis

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made a reminder that unless the required funds and subsidies are provided and agreements reached with the unions, he would have to lay off 22,000 city employees.

Mayor Blasio said that the city had lost 9 billion dollars in revenue due to the Coronavirus pandemic and that the annual budget deficit was 7 billion dollars. Mayor de Blasio announced that as of October 1, approximately 500 people working in his office, himself being in the first place, will take unpaid leave for one week in order to contribute a little to the city's budget.

At the press conference held by New York Mayor, Blasio said: "Today is a day when we have to take one more step. Therefore, every municipality employee in my office will be taking a one-week unpaid leave from October 1. I will also take a week of unpaid leave. The city workers will work a week less and get less salary", he said.

Mayor Blasio Called out to New Yorkers- Call Your Representatives

NYC Mayor Blasio: "New Yorkers, push your federal representatives to help us receive this financial support. I ask your representative in the capital Albany to pressure the authorities so that the city can get long-term loans."

Mayor Blasio says that he trusts the NYPD.

Mayor Blasio stated that he trusts the New York City Police Department (NYPD) concerning armed assault prevention and said: "Right now, we are facing a huge storm in New York. I guess New Yorkers understand this. We live the hell in this city. Everything unraveled at the same time because of the coronavirus pandemic."

Retirement Increases in NYPD this year

Police authorities have stated that over a period spanning from the end of May to September this year, thousands of New York Police Officers stepped down or retired, which suggests an increase of 75% when compared to the same period last year.

NYC Crime Rate Statistics:

The number of armed assaults increased in all boroughs except Staten Island. Last month, in August, there was a 166% increase in the number of armed incidents (242 v. 91).

Important data from the previous month's crime statistics:(August 2020)

-Murders increased by +34% in the first eight months of 2020, compared to the first eight months of 2019 (291 v. 217).

-Compared to the 91 shooting incidents taking place in August 2019, there were 242 city-wide shooting incidents in August 2020, which corresponds to an increase of +166%.

-From the beginning of the year to August 31, there is a + 87% increase in city-wide shooting incidents (1,014 vs. 541).

-In August, there has been a +22% increase in the number of thefts (1,310 vs. 1,076), and from the beginning of the year to August 31, there is an increase of +42% (9,942 vs. 7.008).

September 18, 2020
Published in Politics
Written by Ali Cinar

Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian and Swedish Officials

A Norwegian far-right politician announced that he nominated the U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his Middle East efforts. Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a parliament member of the far-right Progress Party in the Norwegian Parliament, said President Trump should be selected for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the agreement reached between the United Arab Emirates and Israel. Israel and the United Arab Emirates had reached a historic agreement last month for the bilateral normalization of relations. The deal is expected to be signed on September 15 at the White House.

In the meantime, Magnus Jacobsson from the Swedish Parliament was the second person to nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Jacobsson said that the reason behind this nomination for the prize is Trump's conciliation and peacemaking efforts between Kosovo and Serbia.

Former President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 at the very beginning of the first term of his early presidency.

Saying last year, "I would get a Nobel Prize for many reasons if they gave it out fairly," President Trump stated that the Nobel Prize is not awarded fairly.

In the written statement made by White House Spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany, reporting that President Trump is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize at a time, where the international community's support for peace treaties and trust for the Middle East are tested, she stated, "By uniting two of America's closest partners in the region, this agreement will create a more peaceful, secure, and prosperous the Middle East."

WHO DECIDE THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS AND HOW ARE THEY DECIDED?

The Norwegian Nobel Committee selects Nobel Peace Laureates, and the Norwegian Parliament appoints this committee, which comprises five members. Members of the committee, who are expected to represent the power of political parties equally, can remain in office for six years and be re-elected. Furthermore, all members must be citizens of Norway.

WHO GETS NOMINATED FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE?

An individual or an institution cannot nominate themselves for the Nobel Peace Prize. Those who can be selected are listed as follows:

Apart from current heads of state, members of national assemblies and national governments (cabinet members, ministers),

Members of the International Court of Justice and the International Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague,

Nobel Prize is the prize awarded by the association established by Alfred Nobel to reward those who serve for humanity. The first Nobel Prizes were given in 1901. The first Nobel Prize winner in Turkey was Orhan Pamuk. In 2015, Nobel Prize in Chemistry was received by Aziz Sancar, a Turkish scientist.

September 13, 2020
Published in Politicians
Written by Ali Cinar

U.S. Envoy to Syria will be in Turkey this week.

U.S. Special Representative for Syria Engagement, Ambassador James Jeffrey and Special Envoy for Syria Joel Rayburn will go to Switzerland and Turkey for official visits. During the visit, which will take place August 22-28, the two diplomats will first go to Geneva and attend the Syrian Constitutional Committee meetings that are to start on August 24.

The purpose of the visit is to hold official talks on the constitutional reform process in Syria, conducted under the leadership of Syria, and under the United Nations' auspices.

Ambassador Jeffrey will meet with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen and other members of the Syrian Constitutional Committee and some other diplomats.

Syrian Constitutional Commission Reunites

The U.S is not directly involved in the commission established under the supervision of the UN. However, U.S. officials aim to support the work of the commission established by the UN Security Council Resolution 2254 to resolve the political disputes in Syria.

According to the statement made by the U.S. Department of State, former U.S. Ambassador to Ankara, James Jeffrey will meet the representatives of Syrian opposition groups and Syrian NGOs in Istanbul on August 26 to evaluate the latest situation in Syria.

Ambassador Jeffrey will go to Ankara on August 27-28. It is stated that Jeffrey will meet senior Turkish officials, during which they are expected to discuss the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 2254.

It was noted in the statement of the U.S. Department of State that Jeffrey would also discuss the continuation of the fight against ISIS and other regional issues with Turkish officials.

August 22, 2020
Published in Politics
Written by Ali Cinar

Biden: "Kamala Harris is the Right Choice"

Democratic Presidential Candidate Biden and VP Candidate Kamala Harris' first public appearance as a ticket — and her official introduction as VP candidate — took place in Wilmington, Delaware.

"I have no doubt that I picked the right person. Kamala Harris is smart, tough, experienced, and a proven fighter for the backbone of this country, the middle class. She knows how to make the hard calls. She's ready to do this job on day one. We're both ready to get to work, rebuilding this nation," said Joe Biden.

Explaining the process of determining his Vice President candidate based on his own experience, Joe Biden stated that when the former President Barack Obama asked him what he wanted most importantly at that time, he said that he wanted to be the last person in the room before Obama made important decisions. "That's what I asked Kamala," he said.

Joe Biden said Kamala Harris is "a child of immigrants" who "knows personally how immigrant families enrich our country as well as the challenges of what it means to grow up Black and Indian-American in the U.S.A"

"We have a public health crisis, but months later, the President has shown no real leadership. Local governments are trying to fill the vacuum of leadership from the President, who has not put forward a plan on how to get this pandemic under control. Instead, he's insisting that this virus will disappear by signing executive orders", Biden said and criticized the Trump Administration's approach to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Kamala Harris: "America is crying out for leadership!"

"President's mismanagement of the pandemic has plunged us into the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We're experiencing a moral reckoning with racism and systemic injustice that has brought a new coalition of conscience, demanding change. America is crying out for leadership. Yet we have a President who cares more about himself than the people who elected him. But here's the good news, we don't have to accept the failed government of Donald Trump and Mike Pence. In 83 days, we have a chance to choose a better future for our country," she said.

Joe Biden's Son; Beau Biden

Kamal Harris spoke of her work with Biden's son Beau Biden during the financial crisis while both were state attorneys general, saying, "We spoke almost every day, and I learned quickly that Beau was the kind of guy who inspired people to be a better version of themselves."

About Senator Kamala Harris

Personal Birthdate: October 20, 1964

Birthplace: Oakland, California

Education: Howard University, B.A. political science, and economics,

1986; the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1989

First African-American, first woman, and first Asian-American to become attorney general of California.

First South Asian-American attorney general in the U.S.

First Indian-American and 2nd African-American woman to serve as a Senator.

First African-American woman to represent California in the Senate.

She is the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants

August 14, 2020
Published in Politics
Written by Ali Cinar

The U.S. Provides Emergency Assistance to Lebanon

The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Trump administration would provide $17 million of aid to Lebanon and that the U.S. would continue to help the Lebanese people recover from this tragedy.

Pompeo also stated that he agreed with the call for the U.S. to conduct a transparent investigation to determine the cause of the explosion.

Secretary Pompeo also wished safe travels for John Barsa, Acting Administrator of USAID who will travel to Beirut, Lebanon.Before Deputy Administrator departure, Barsa said that assistance would be directed to medical authorities at the American University of Beirut and the American Lebanese University. The United States is providing money to the World Food Program for emergency meals for about 300,000 people of Lebanon affected by the explosion at the port in addition to emergency medical kits.

President Trump also spoke separately with Lebanese President Michel Aoun and French President Emmanuel Macron after the Beirut explosion.

Secretary Pompeo Travels to Europe:

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Czech Republic; Slovenia;Austria; and Poland August 11 to August 15. Secretary’s visit in Poland will commemorate the centennial of the 1920 Battle of Warsaw, in which Polish forces defeated the Bolsheviks.

August 10, 2020
Published in Politics
Written by Ali Cinar

President Trump Signs Executive Order on new Stimulus Package

Negotiations regarding the new Covid-19 stimulus package aimed at relieving the Coronavirus pandemic's effects on the economy in the U.S. did not yield any results. Regarding the economic package, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders, including the extension of unemployment benefits.

Over the course of the day, the White House had indicated that President Trump would sign a series of executive orders to take action against the congestion in Washington,DC.

One major point of no-consensus in the discussions between the White House and the Congress regarding the new aid package was for how much longer the $600 weekly federal aid provided to those who were unemployed during the pandemic, would continue.

The executive order President Trump signed on Saturday at the golf club in New Jersey shows that unemployment benefits will continue, albeit at $400.

President Trump said, "That's the amount they need. That's the amount they want. It gives them a great incentive to go back to work."

"Not a perfect solution, but that is the best we can do at the moment."

"If Democrats continue to hold this critical aid package hostage, I will act under my authority as president to get Americans the aid they need," President Donald Trump said in a ballroom at his golf resort.

Democrats had said in the past that they would reduce the price tag of their $3.4 trillion bills to $2 trillion but also stated that the White House should also increase the amount of the aid package. Republicans wanted the amount of the new aid package to be limited to $1 trillion.

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said, "This is not a perfect solution. We'll be the first ones to say that- but it is all that we can do, and all the President can do within the confines of his executive power."

Executive Order-Details:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-or…

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/memorandum-d…

August 8, 2020
Published in Politics
Written by Ali Cinar

Secretary Pompeo: "If We Don't Change China, It Will Change Us".

The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a comprehensive and tough speech about China in the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda City of California . In the speech titled "Communist China and the Future of the Free World", Pompeo directly addressed the Chinese Communist Party and Xi Jinping, and said that if necessary, a new alliance could be established against Beijing.

Secretary Pompeo stated that "As Chinese Communist Party did not keep its promises it gave to the world, we are now counting deaths by sitting with masks on our faces; we also read social pressure news from Hong Kong and Sinkiang. We see the terrible statistics of China's commercial abuse that has hit American employment and companies. And we're watching a Chinese military that grows stronger and stronger, and also more menacing," he said.

"The old paradigm has collapsed."

"What does the American nation have to show after 50 years of dialogue with China? Have the theories of our leaders on China would evolve into freedom and democracy come true? Is this how China defines the "win-win" situation? Is America safer?" asked Pompeo, stating that the previous Chinese policy of the U.S. was of no use.

Secretary Pompeo, "If we want a free 21st century instead of China century that Xi Jinping has been dreamed of, we now have to accept the ugly truth that: The old paradigm which proposed a dialogue with China blindly has collapsed. We should not pursue this. We should not return to this approach. As President Trump suggested, we need a new strategy that protects the American economy and our lifestyles. The free world must triumph over this new tyranny."

"China bites the hand that fed them"

Stating that they opened their arms to Chinese citizens, Secretary Pompeo argued in return that the Chinese Communist Party exploited their free and open U.S. society. Secretary Pompeo said that China is sending propagandist individuals to press conferences, research centers, high schools and university campuses, and even parents' meetings.

"Whatever the reason, today, China is increasingly authoritarian at home and more aggressive in its hostility to freedom everywhere else," said Secretary Pompeo. As President Trump has stated: Enough is enough".

Secretary Pompeo said, "Xi Jinping is a real follower of a failed totalitarian regime. Its ideology reflects a decade of longing for global hegemony that is based on Chinese Communism. Unless we allow it, China will not be exposed to the tyranny of Xi Jinping anymore inside and outside of the country."

U.S. Navigation Operations are Increasing

Pompeo stated that the Department of Defense increased the number of freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. He also noted that a space force was established to deter China from aggression.

Secretary Pompeo warned, "If the free world cannot change Communist China, Communist China would change the free world".

Secretary Pompeo "Communists always lie; however, the biggest lie is that the China Communist Party represents 1 billion 400 million people who it spies on, pressures and scares them into not talking." Quite the contrary. Honest opinions of the Chinese people scare the Communist Party much more than its foreign enemies.

Secretary Pompeo's Full Speech:(Linkide verirmisin)

https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USSTATEBPA/2020/…

July 26, 2020
Published in Politicians
Written by Ali Cinar

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President Trump: Wear a Mask

President Donald Trump has brought back the briefings that he held in the White House every day in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

Once more, Trump has called the Coronavirus the “China Virus” and stated that the current situation would “get worse before it gets better.” President Trump stated that the vaccine studies are going “faster than what everyone expects” and that "it would take years if it were in the old system.”

President Trump encourages American people to wear a mask when cannot adhere to the social distancing rules.He added: " Like it or not, but the masks are really effective” for keeping the pandemic under control."

President Trump also stated that : “All staff working in nursing homes will be tested at the highest level. In connection with that, we will send 15 thousand rapid diagnostic test equipment. These devices will enable having the results in 5 to 15 minutes.”

Mortality Rates continue to decrease

President Trump: “We learned a lot during this pandemic. We are in a good place in terms of necessary sources for battling the virus, and we can send them to places in need immediately. Our mortality rates continue to decrease. Our mortality rates are lower compared to the EU countries and other places in the world.”

He also added : “Our strategy is to ensure that our younger and healthy citizens are able to return to schools and workplaces while protecting people who are at higher risk.”

President Trump: Over 50 Million Covid-19 Tests

President Trump said the number of tests done so far would soon exceed 50 million, and the U.S. is one of the leading countries in the world when it comes to testing. I think we have done a tremendous number of tests, but if doctors and healthcare professionals would like to do more, that is fine by me.

Per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the national ensemble forecast predicts there will likely be between 160,000 and 175,000 total reported COVID-19 deaths by August 15th.

References: Latests updates on Covid-19 Worldmeter and John Hopkins University

July 22, 2020
Published in Politicians
Written by Ali Cinar

President Trump’s Operation Legend Decision

U.S. President Trump indicated during his press conference that federal law enforcement officers would be deployed to Chicago, Albuquerque and Kansas cities.

Operation Legend is named after the four-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and died while asleep in his house during the acts of violence in Kansas City. Trump announced that federal law enforcement officers were already deployed to Kansas City, Missouri, Chicago, one of the largest cities of Illinois, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

President Trump continued using the expression “law and order” during the press conference. “In recent weeks, a left-wing extremist movement has been launched with the aim of abolishing our police force, cutting its budget,” Trump said, blaming the group for what he described as “armed attacks, murders, horrific crimes.”

Federal law enforcement officers are intervening in the protests in Portland.

President Trump said, “The bloodshed must end. We will deploy hundreds of troops to Chicago. We will find, prosecute and imprison the criminals. We have no other choice than to get involved.”

President Trump remarked that the protests against racism in the U.S. might be the cause of the increase in novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases among young citizens.

Crime Rates Are Increasing Across the Country

Security Experts shared the following factors as causes of the increase in crime rates: weather getting hotter, more people going outside, states resuming economic activities, and people’s trust in law enforcement officers decreasing under the shadow of protests organized after African American George Floyd’s death, which was caused by police while taking him into custody in May in Minneapolis.

Who is in Power?

Federal Government and Local Governments especially in Seattle,Portland, New York, Chicago have disagreement how to handle the protests.Especially many cities are going after defunding the police budget.

United States Constitution reserves police powers for states to exercise. However the federal government’s involvement at the local level is limited to specific purposes such as combating crimes covered by federal law (examples: weapons possession and counterfeiting), protecting federal properties like courthouses and safeguarding U.S. constitutional rights per Washington Post.

President can send federal forces into cities so long as they stay within their statutory authority of “enforcing federal law,”

The Department of Homeland Security has about two thousand federal officials from its divisions, including CBP on standby for possible deployment to cities, according to the New York Times.

July 26, 2020
Published in Politicians
Written by Ali Cinar

President Trump's July 4th Message “We’ve made a lot of progress."

Washington, the capital of the U.S., has witnessed a great number of celebrations on the Fourth of July, or Independence Day. In his speech at the White House, President Donald Trump vowed to defeat the “radical left.” Trump reacted to recent attempts to remove some sculptures in the U.S., describing these as “attempts to destroy the U.S.”

President Trump stated, “I will not let ‘angry mobs’ trying to tear down statues to ‘wipe out’ U.S. history.” President Trump added, “We’ve made a lot of progress. Our strategy is moving along well. The virus goes out in one area and rears back its ugly face in another area. But we have learned a lot. We’ve learned how to put out the flame.”

Referring to the coronavirus pandemic, with cases rising again in the country, President Trump claimed that 99% of the coronavirus cases in the U.S. were “completely harmless” without providing any evidence. Again blaming China for the spread of the outbreak, Trump noted that Beijing should be “called to account” for their failure to take control of the outbreak.

President Trump also predicted that a coronavirus vaccine could be ready “way before the end of the year.”

Within the scope of President Trump’s “Salute to America,” events were held in Washington. There was a fireworks show, which was said to be the biggest in recent years; and a flight performance with warplanes was organized by the Department of Defense.

It was stated that hundreds of guests, including doctors, nurses, security authorities, military members, and management officials, attended the ceremony. White House Deputy Spokesperson Judd Deere stated that the event was organized in a manner that respected the “enormous courage and spirit” of the American people and those who fight the pandemic.

While the Fourth of July celebrations continued in Washington, protests against police violence and racism were also organized.

Many Independence Day events in the U.S. were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Beaches in Florida and California were closed; parades and firework displays were not performed.

Despite the concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, Trump did not cancel the celebration at the White House.

July 5, 2020
Published in Politics
Written by Ali Cinar

Secretary Pompeo: Hagia Sophia should remain a museum

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo made a statement regarding the debate around the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. “We urge the government of Turkey to continue to maintain Hagia Sophia as a museum, as an exemplar of its commitment to respect the faith of traditions and diverse history that contributed to the Republic of Turkey and to ensure it remains accessible to all,” Pompeo said.

Pompeo stated the following in his statement:

“The United States views a change in the status of the Hagia Sophia as diminishing the legacy of this remarkable building and its unsurpassed ability—so rare in the modern world—to serve humanity as a much-needed bridge between those of different faith traditions and cultures. We seek to continue to work with the Government of Turkey on a broad range of issues of mutual interest, including the preservation of religious and cultural sites.”

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hami Aksoy, gave a written answer to the question regarding the statement of the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs about the status of Hagia Sophia.

Stating that “they were surprised” by the remarks of the U.S. Department of State, Aksoy said, “No one has the right to speak in a ‘warning or dictating’ manner about our sovereign rights.”

Would Trump tweet about Hagia Sophia?

Hagia Sophia will not cause a crisis between Turkey and the U.S., but it will come as no surprise if the discussions continue, and President Trump makes a statement regarding internal politics. Yet Trump, who has close relations with religious leaders, especially evangelists, can make a statement about this issue. The topic does not occupy the U.S. media’s agenda much; however, the systematic defamation campaign of anti-Turk groups is continuing.

July 3, 2020
Published in Politics
Written by Ali Cinar

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